turtar

Irish

Alternative forms

  • turtair f

Etymology

Modification of Middle English tortou, tortu, from Old French tortüe (under the influence of Old Irish turtur (“turtledove”)), from Medieval Latin tortūca (also the source of toirtís), probably from the feminine of Late Latin tartarucchus or tartarūchus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos), from Τάρταρος (Tártaros).

Pronunciation

Noun

turtar m (genitive singular turtair, nominative plural turtair)

  1. turtle (land or marine reptile with a shell)

Declension

Declension of turtar (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative turtar turtair
vocative a thurtair a thurtara
genitive turtair turtar
dative turtar turtair
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an turtar na turtair
genitive an turtair na dturtar
dative leis an turtar
don turtar 		leis na turtair

Derived terms

  • turtar mara (“sea turtle”)
  • turtar sclamhach (“snapping turtle”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of turtar
radical lenition eclipsis
turtar thurtar dturtar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “turtair”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1279; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “turtar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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